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22 Cards in this Set
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How is sound created? And what is sound?
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Sound is created by vibrations which set into motion longitudinal waves of compression and rarefaction which are propagated through molecular structures such as gases, liquids, and solids.
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What do we measure FREQUENCY in?
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Hertz (cycles per second)
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What should a sound designer listen to?
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Everything
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What is pitch?
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How we perceive the highness or lowness of a sound
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What is timbre?
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the tonal quality or color of the sound (harmonic content)
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What is the dynamic range?
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The ratio of a sound's quietness to loudness
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What are the 4 stages of the sound envelope?
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1) Attack
2) Initial decay 3) Sustain 4) Release |
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Name 2 types of microphones based on their operating principals
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1) magnetic induction
2) variable capacitance |
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What is the proximity effect?
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the closer to the source a mic is, the more base response it will pick up
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Name 3 types of polar response patterns
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1) Unidirectional
2) Omnidirectional 3) Bidirectional |
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What is the 1st component a signal encounters on the input section of a mixer?
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gain control or trim or preamplifier
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What does a pan pot do?
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It is a volume control that shifts the volume from the left to the right speaker or somewhere in between.
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If a mixer is 16 X 2 it has...
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16 inputs and 2 outputs
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Name the 4 basic types of effects processors.
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1) spectrum
2) time 3) amplitude 4) noise processor |
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The master fader controls...
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the level of an output bus after the individual track faders are applied
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What is the sample rate for DVDs?
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48 kHz
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What is the sampling rate for CDs?
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44.1 kHz (kilohertz)
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What is the bit-depth for a CD?
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16 bits
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What is the bid-depth for a DVD?
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24 bits
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What category does an equalizer processor fall into?
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Spectrum (frequency) AND Amplitude processors
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Reverbs, delays, flangers, and phasers fall into what effect category?
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Time processors
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Compressor/Limiters, De-essers, expanders, noise gates, and pitch shifters dall into what effects category?
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Amplitude processors
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